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Know your Arlington Million factsAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Here's how to look like a winner at the Arlington Million before you place a single bet. 1. Does the Million sell out ahead of time Almost never. On Saturday, you can w...
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Deaths: Elmer Gross, former Penn State coachAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Elmer Gross Elmer Gross, who coached Penn State's basketball team to the 1954 Final Four and reached the NCAA tournament as both a player and coach, has died. He was 90....
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Ladies' days at Arlington ParkAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Sipping white wine, 200 women enjoyed a $125-a-plate lunch of salad and salmon at Arlington Park on Thursday. Outside, horses circled the track, breathing in the humidit...
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Hawks part with Vrbata for veteran center AdamsAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Statistics can be misleading. Radim Vrbata was the Blackhawks' second-leading scorer last season with 41 points, but with only 14 goals and because of his reluctance to ...
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Tiger Woods laps field at BridgestoneAug 05, 2007 11:00 pm - AKRON, Ohio - Firestone always seems the perfect place for Tiger Woods to show his best stuff. This year, the timing could not have been much better. In the final event ...
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Lions sign top pick JohnsonAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Detroit Lions did what it took to get rookie Calvin Johnson on the field. Detroit gave the wide receiver from Georgia Tech a six-year deal worth up to $64 million, a...
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Vick case opens racial divideAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. -- The difference between those sporting Michael Vick jerseys and those urging his swift conviction on dogfighting charges is glaring: Vick's supporters ar...
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Talented Illini have bowl aspirationsAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- On the immaculate grass fields east of Memorial Stadium, the air practically crackled with anticipation Friday on the first day of practice. To a man, every...
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Earnhardt wins first pole since 2002Aug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - LONG POND, Pa. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. ended a stretch of nearly five years without qualifying in first thanks in part to a well-timed rain shower. Earnhardt won his first...
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Aging offensive line still effective, productiveAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - BOURBONNAIS -- Nowhere on the Bears' roster is age more of an issue than on the offensive line. Left guard Ruben Brown is 35. Right tackle Fred Miller is 34. Left tackl...